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The fossil record shows that some animals, such as the horseshoe crab, have existed unchanged for millions of years. Other organisms, such as pigs, have undergone a well-documented sequences of changes. Which type of organism would be most useful as an index fossil? Explain your answer.

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The horsehoe crab because it was one of the first animals to ever live on earth

Answer;

Pigs would be more useful as an index fossil.

Explanation;

  • An index fossil is an animal or plant that is preserved in rock record of the earth and has a characteristic of a certain period of geologic time or environment. A useful index fossil must be abundant, easily recognizable, and have a geographic distribution.
  • Pigs would be a useful index fossil because the well-documented changes that occurred in the fossil record would help geologists determine the ages of rocks much more than the unchanging horseshoe crabs.
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